Port of Brisbane Motorway explained
| Type: | motorway |
| Road Name: | Port of Brisbane Motorway |
| State: | qld |
| Route: | M4 |
| Length: | 6.9 |
| Direction A: | SW |
| Direction B: | NE |
| End A: | Gateway Motorway
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| End B: | Port Drive
|
| Through: | Hemmant |
| Exits: | - Lytton Road
- Pritchard Street
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Port of Brisbane Motorway is a motorway which connects the Port of Brisbane to the Gateway Motorway. Stage 1 was opened in December 2002. The motorway was built to take freight traffic off Lytton Road, with about 4,000 vehicles travelling to the Port of Brisbane in 2002.[1] Stage 1 cost A$196 million and was finished six months ahead of schedule and A$20 million under budget.[2] The Port of Brisbane Motorway holds the M4 motorway designation.
Stage 2 includes a three kilometre extension of the existing motorway through to Pritchard Street. Construction commenced in April 2011 with completion in February 2013.[3] The project was named Port Connect, an A$385 million upgrade.[4]
A further stage of upgrade was completed on the connecting roads to the port. The project was named Port Drive Upgrade, an A$110 million upgrade from the eastern end of the Port of Brisbane Motorway through to Port Gate. Construction commenced in Q3 2016 and completed mid 2018.[5] It included duplication of Port Drive, an overpass at Kite Street intersection and duplication of Lucinda Drive.[6]
Interchanges
The entire motorway is in the City of Brisbane local government area.
Road diagram
The accompanying diagram shows the interchanges with and overpasses of the Port of Brisbane Motorway.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Queensland Motorways - Port of Brisbane Motorway . 8 April 2007 . 10 April 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070410220812/http://www.qldmotorways.com.au/www/index.aspx?ItemID=24 . live .
- Web site: Media Release - 'New motorway to deliver trade benefits to Australia' 18 December 2002 . 8 April 2007 . 20 June 2005 . https://archive.today/20050620131410/http://www.ministers.dotars.gov.au/rb/releases/2002/december/B132_2002.htm . live .
- News: Port of Brisbane Motorway open ahead of schedule. Queensland Government. 21 February 2013. pdf. 30 May 2013. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125605/http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2013/2/21/port-of-brisbane-motorway-open-ahead-of-schedule. live.
- News: Project Overview . Queensland Government Department of Transport and Main Roads . 4 April 2011 . 24 May 2018 . 26 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180526041527/https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/Projects/P/Port%20Connect/Overview.pdf . live .
- News: $110 million Port Drive upgrade. Queensland Government. 9 June 2016. 24 May 2018. 25 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180525132909/http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2016/6/9/110-million-port-drive-upgrade. live.
- News: Port Drive Upgrade. Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd. 24 May 2018. 7 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180407232525/https://www.portbris.com.au/Major-Projects/Port-Drive-Upgrade/. live.
